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Black and white photograph of City of Welland Mayors and Councillors, undated. Second from the left is Marshall Vaughn, Mayor of Welland in 1917. Third from the left is J. C. Diffin, Mayor of Welland in 1921.

Brief historical account regarding where Welland city councils have met, from 1858 when it was a village to then-present 1971.

Information was compiled by David G. Barrett who was Welland City Clerk at the time.

A history regarding the Town Bell of Welland, compiled by Welland City Clerk David G. Barrett, c. 1981.

The second file is a clipping from the November 20, 1980 edition of the Welland Tribune, with David Barrett discussing plans for displaying the…

A history regarding the Town Bell of Welland, as published in the Guardian Express on November 17, 1984. It turned 100 years old on November 19, as it arrived in Welland on November 19, 1884.

The article was based off research compiled by Welland…

A report of Thomas Adams on survey of Welland's city conditions, August 5, 1921. For a biography of town planner Thomas Adams see this link.

Original document where the Ontario Municipal Board approves annexation of parts of Crowland, Humberstone, Pelham and Thorold to the City of Welland, October 3, 1960.

The document features the arguments for and against annexation, and the reasons…

Black and white photograph of the City of Welland's original City Hall building, c. 1921.

The photo was included in the 'Report on Survey of City of Welland', by Thomas Adams, Consultant, for Welland's City Planning Commission.

Collection of documents pertaining to the fundraising of the Welland-Crowland Arena, c. 1943-1949.

This collection was put together to tell a brief story on the effort that Welland Mayor T.H. Lewis specifically put towards making sure Welland and…